What’s That Diabetes Device Doing To Your Brain?

Insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitors (CGM), and blood glucose meters can help manage diabetes, but not a lot of thought goes into how they make us feel. New studies are looking at the psychological side of diabetes.

Dr. Korey Hood is a clinical health psychologist and Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at Stanford University. He’s lived with type 1 since he was a young adult and has a lot to say, especially about teens with T1D.

Stacey Simms is the host of DiabetesConnections, a weekly podcast. Her son was diagnosed with type 1 in 2006, one month before he turned two. Diabetes Forecast Magazine named Stacey as one of their 12 “People to Know: 2017" and she is the first podcaster to make the annual list. Diabetes Connections was also named a Top Ten Health Podcast in the 2016 & 2017 People’s Choice Podcast Awards. Listen to the show on any podcast app and follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Email Stacey directly at stacey@diabetes-connections.com.